Smelting furnace and the method of smelting ores therein



J. A. CHURCH, JR

SMELTING FURNACE AND THE METHOD OF SMELTING DRES THEREIN Filed June 9 1925 XNVENTOR /Z447 ATTORNEYS Pate-mad kin 27, 1925.

ETEH ST TES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. CHURCH, JR., 0]? NEW YGRK, N. Y. ASSIGNOR TO UNITED VERDE EXTENSION BHTWKNG 'ZEJYQYANY, OF NEW YORK. N. Y.. A CORPORATION 01' DELAWARE.

SMLJLZ'UNG 5. URNACE AND THE METHOD OF SMELTING ORES THEREIN.

Application film} June 9, 1925.

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llzi; invention i-s to provide \i method of totaling 01w; i"; tumours win-why n more .l\( wmlting of tin? oios l oixonoiny in tool i. obtained ho o is on tho Floor of tho luoie gru hmlly Widening Valfiow ot tho molten n'lutorial from tin tiling (Tul-UY'UYtl the flue end of tho it mov. Him-why preventing the ohstriw- Ion o? the fl w or tho poalwting of the wohvo niratorhrll yrutlu-zii witimiing Willi)? in th ,nt. instan -v hoing proihwotl hv t'oi'in 11 u r-ontiuuous: longitudinal gg'rmluulh. tlottiezming height from mounn oi the firing: curl toward ill? flue (ml of tho Futuno ho-tho! ohiovt is to pi'oviiio moans for the ores into tho t'urnfwo sulwtaniir li i- 11- nf vhl l at it? firing Hui with tho usual noztah *3 Flu tho int'rnthutiorof th limiting ntinn; owl iii it; othor oml with the nsu ul lhu- R In yresont inrinnct' Wi'tPI'Q a Serial No. 35,902.

singlilongitudinal mound of ore is to be turmoil and muiutainml on the floor of the flll'flHC the root 2 is provided centrally with a ]on; 'itu\linul row of (lowly Spflfld puswig'us T. through. which the ox' ss an) foil 6" in from guti-il hoppers 8 vommuulauting with u suitrhlu fmztling: umvhu'tiimi 5 in su'ch u manner that z: oontinuous longitudinal mouml 0t giwuluully decreasing height is forn'ied and maintained from the firing end 6 town-(l the flue cm; of the furnace with the apt; ot the moui'ul spaced from the sidv Walls 3 and 4 of the furnace, thereby pro (huing grmluully with-hing vulloyii for tho tree flow of tho inoltvu lliillllizll from the firing ontl toward the Hun and of the m nave hetwcon the sloping;' sides of tho niountl and the side walls of the furnace. The mount] of gradually decreasing height muv he 't'o'i'inoil. in the prosont instunma hymzinipulutil'ig the gates l of the hoppers 8 h opening ouch nto or group of gates to a lltilh i'mtv'r extent than the prevailing {into or group of gates 'lwtrinnin; at the flue end of tho mound unti the mot ml formed. 30 mil thorouftor opening all of the gates to about, the Sflll'lt" oxtoutto maintain the mouml at its gradually (lCtIQtISiHQ height, from tho tiring entl toward tho flue 0nd of the furnace it is intended that this t'v tling of tho (HT-F hull ho suhotun is ll mntinuouo so that tho rontinuous loo il lt llfll mouml will his iziuintuii'uwl ut the prom? heights to utilizo thw ll'w't of tho hmilii Y niozikz u'e most em mm 2h; illltl u' tho Fllllli tinw to present :2 ery wtmulml no suifuvu to 'LhO aetion oi mi-il limiting. .mwiium. This xulmtuutiul h r'ontinuour: tl mliszlr in f tho (mm, us di$- tinirui-luwl from i imioilio feeding in, perm l: tho (HTS to ho suluniltotl to the n tion of thvlwrttiug moilium at :1 t me when the oiw: mos? i'ntlilv uhwuh the hoot. of the h utinfi' nrlrliumf it fouml nocossmy n grvatw' or looser portion ot ozu'h of tlio Rid! Wflll may he inmlo of non corrosim material. suoh, for instuntv. no mu gnesitv o1 (lllOIl'lO hrivks ll whom the molton material volnos into (ontavt with said side Walls.

Vhnt T claim is? 1. The mothod of smelting ores in rover luu'utory furnacvs which consi ts in feeding tho oros into the furnace chamber in such a manner as to produce grutluully Widening 

